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Kim Yang-sang

Type Figure Region Korean Peninsula Time c. 737–785 Also known as King Seondeok

Kim Yang-sang (김양상, date of birth unknown, died 785) was a late Unified Silla military noble, tenth-generation descendant of King Naemul, who served …

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  1. 764–768Geumseong (Gyeongju) · GyeongjuIn the 23rd year of King Gyeongdeok he became chief minister, entering the core of central decision-making; in 768 he was removed due to involvement in the Daegong rebellion, and instead accumulated strength amid the realignment of aristocratic factions.
  2. 771–773Gyeongju · GyeongjuTogether with Kim Yong he served as supervisor of casting the Seongdeok Bell, concurrently holding key posts including minister of war, superintendent of the censorate, and city repair office; he assisted in suppressing the Geum-yong rebellion, combining military merit with administrative power.
  3. 774–778Geumseong (Gyeongju) · GyeongjuIn September 774 he succeeded Shin-yu as Sangdaedeung, becoming the highest noble official of Silla; in 777 he memorialized criticizing King Hyegong's court policy and relations with Tang, intensifying conflict with the royal house, as his real power reached its peak.
  4. 780–785Geumseong (Gyeongju) · GyeongjuTogether with Kim Gyeong-sin he raised troops to suppress the Kim Ji-jjeong rebellion; after King Hyegong was killed he acceded as King Seondeok; during his reign he established Paejiangjin and relocated residents of Hansanju to fortify the frontier; he died in 785 without an heir, and the royal line passed to the line of King Wonseong.

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